2027: Oba Abdulraheem Leads Kwara APC Bigwigs Volunteering To Resolve Post-Primaries Conflicts, Build Support
Ahead of the 2027 general election, an elder statesman, who served as Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin between 1997 and 2002, Professor Shuaib Oba AbdulRaheem is heading a group of APC bigwigs who have volunteered to resolve post-primaries conflicts in the Kwara State chapter and build support for the party’s candidates.
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A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com noted that the group, which held its inaugural meeting at Professor Oba Abdulraheem’s Ilorin residence on September 17, 2026, said it is committed to resolving all disagreements that trailed the outcome of party primaries in the state APC.
Professor Abdulraheem, a one-time Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, is the chairman of the group which is called ‘Kwara APC Peace Committee’.
Apart from Professor Abdulraheem, eminent indigenes of Kwara State including Dr Johnson Adewumi, a foremost educationist, entrepreneur and founder of Thomas Adewumi University, Oko; former Minister and former Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Issa Bio Ibrahim and former Rep. AbdulGaniyu Cook Olododo are members of the group.
Others are Oloriewe Raheem Adedoyin, a veteran journalist, who represents Africa on the Executive Board of the International Press Institute; elder statesman and former Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Ezekiel Issa ; elder statesman and member of Tinubu Shettina PCC, Pastor John Dara and former Commissioner, Federal Character Commission, Hon. James Jiya Kolo
‘The group seeks to act as the conscience of APC leaders by resolving internal grievances and promoting the achievements of the Tinubu and AbdulRazaq administrations
The group has reached out to some aggrieved political leaders and influential stakeholders with a view to forging a common front ahead of the general election.
The group is passionately canvassing for the collective backing of all stakeholders behind the choice of Rt. Hon. Yakubu Danladi as the APC governorship candidate alongside all the party’s candidates’ the statement added-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
